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'''Hithaeli''' is the language spoken by the [[hith]] and their allies in Nimneha Bay and the broader region of western [[Ashnabis]]. There are many hith languages, whose analysis to date has been very limited, but Hithaeli is the best known among these because of the proximity of Nimneha Bay to the city of [[Kaskind]] and the growing immigrant population due to the [[fos rush]] in the area.  The total number of speakers is probably around 50,000.
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For more information on Hithaeli, see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSsK5uopP14 this video].
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| hifis || dawn; birth ||  
 
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| hifishae || hatching pool || < hifis 'hatchling' + shae 'water'
 
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| hisoefi || hairspawn; human (derog.) ||  
 
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| thaeloeth || homeland; country || from thaeloe 'nest'
 
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| thaethi || foster parent ||
 
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| thes || human ||  
 
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| theth || settlement; town ||  
 
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| whaele || brood, cluster ||
 
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| whufi || windbag; human (derog.) || < whu 'air, wind'
 
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 21 June 2023

Hithaeli is the language spoken by the hith and their allies in Nimneha Bay and the broader region of western Ashnabis. There are many hith languages, whose analysis to date has been very limited, but Hithaeli is the best known among these because of the proximity of Nimneha Bay to the city of Kaskind and the growing immigrant population due to the fos rush in the area. The total number of speakers is probably around 50,000.

For more information on Hithaeli, see this video.

Word Meaning Notes / etymology
faelloe withering
fefoe life energy
fes land
fihifi unhatched; human (derog.) cf. hifis 'birth, hatching'
fishaeshi deviant
hef song
helef eye
helith island < heli 'above'
hes crest
hesethi crested; elder < hes 'crest'
hifis dawn; birth
hifishae hatching pool < hifis 'hatchling' + shae 'water'
hisoefi hairspawn; human (derog.)
hoele egg
huwhi hithkindred cf. huwhu 'neighbouring, akin'
lethillae golden; noon; mature
lihesethi sunset; aged li 'two' + hesethi
lilis tongue per. fr. li 'two'?
lithus resin
llaefi monarch; king
llus heron
lulesh human language perh. emulative?
pfethe spear
pfethus warrior < pfethe 'spear'
pfilef skin
pfu age grade
pfullaes age grade ceremony < pfu 'age grade'
selleluf sun-touched < sellu 'sun'
sellesu solar < sellu 'sun'
sellu sun; sun deity
sepfu moon
sese youth; rising
shae water
shulli heretic
sifefoe healing
sihishi hithkindred (derog.) cf. hish 'paint'
thaeloeth homeland; country from thaeloe 'nest'
thaethi foster parent
thes human
theth settlement; town
whaele brood, cluster
whes stripe
whesef marked; adult < whes 'stripe'
whoelloe growth
whu air
whufi windbag; human (derog.) < whu 'air, wind'